Houari Boumediene Airport

Houari Boumediene Airport is about 17 km east-southeast of central Algiers, in the commune of Dar El Beïda. By road the trip takes around 15 to 20 minutes in light traffic and longer at busy times of day, so allow extra time at weekday peaks. Suburban trains from the airport station reach Agha station, near the city center, in about 20 minutes.

Passenger flights use three terminals. Terminal 4, opened in April 2019, handles international flights. Terminal 1 handles domestic flights within Algeria, and Terminal 2 handles charter and pilgrimage flights. Terminals 1 and 2 stand side by side, and Terminal 4 is a short walk away, so check your ticket or booking for the right building before you travel to the airport.

International flights use Terminal 4. Air Algérie moved its international flights there when the terminal opened in April 2019, and foreign airlines followed from May 2019, including Air France, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, British Airways and Vueling. Domestic flights within Algeria, operated by Air Algérie and Tassili Airlines, use Terminal 1.

Yes. Algiers suburban trains run from the airport railway station, which sits between Terminals 1 and 2 and is about a five-minute walk from Terminal 4, to Agha station in central Algiers. The trip takes about 20 minutes, and trains run from about 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. from the airport, so late-night arrivals need another option.

Not yet. An extension of the Algiers Metro from El Harrach to the airport, 9.5 km long with nine stations, is under construction. In July 2025 its delivery was planned for 2027, with some sections possibly opening earlier. Until it opens, the suburban train to Agha, buses, taxis and pre-booked transfers link the airport with the city.

Yes. ETUSA, the Algiers public transport company, runs bus lines 39 and 100 from the airport toward the city, and in 2025 it added shuttles to Blida, Tizi Ouzou and Boumerdès. Buses suit travelers with light luggage. Check the current routes and hours at the bus stops outside the terminals, as they can change.

Taxis wait outside the arrivals areas of the terminals. Taxis at the airport have traditionally not used meters, so agree on the fare with the driver before you set off. In 2025 the airport operator announced that fares to each destination would be displayed and that airport taxi drivers would wear an identification vest.

Air Algérie is the main airline at Houari Boumediene Airport, with domestic flights across Algeria and international routes to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, China and Canada. Tassili Airlines also flies domestic routes. Foreign airlines include Air France, Transavia, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, AJet, Lufthansa, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Volotea, ITA Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates, Saudia, EgyptAir and Tunisair.

Most foreign visitors need a visa, obtained in advance from an Algerian embassy or consulate; a few nationalities are exempt. Your passport should be valid for at least six months. Tourist visas allow stays of up to 90 days per entry. Check the rules for your nationality with the Algerian embassy or consulate that covers where you live before booking your trip.

Yes, above a set amount. Foreign nationals must declare cash worth more than 5,000 euros in any currency, and only residents may bring Algerian dinar banknotes into the country, within a set limit. Make the declaration before you pass through customs, preferably online in advance or on a written form on arrival. Jewelry over 100 grams must also be declared.

Algiers is on Central European Time, UTC+1, all year, and Algeria does not use daylight saving time. That means Algiers matches Paris in winter but is one hour behind it in summer. The working week runs from Sunday to Thursday, with the weekend on Friday and Saturday, which can affect office and bank hours.

Before it was named after Houari Boumediene, the airport was known as Maison Blanche Airport, after the former name of Dar El Beïda, the commune where it stands. The airport first opened in 1924. Today travelers usually call it Algiers Airport, and its codes are ALG (IATA) and DAAG (ICAO).

Houari Boumediene Airport handled about 9.2 million passengers in 2024. It is operated by SGSIA, the company that manages Algiers airport, and it is the hub of Air Algérie. The airport has two runways, each 3,500 m long, and Terminal 4 alone added capacity for 10 million passengers a year when it opened in 2019.

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Tips are not mandatory but are highly recommended; drivers earn them through service quality.

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